Wizardru's Story Hour (updated 11/21)

[Argent Silvermage]

Also i was wondering if the rogue gallery is Current for this SH.

A humble fan,

Blacklamb

I had just uploaded the Newest Body of Bolo to the rogues gallery and then saw your request.
Glad you like the story hour.

 

[Zad]

I just did a a quick scan of the Rogue's Gallery thread. The answer is "No not really." Except for Bolo, most of the stat blocks listed are about two levels behind.

We'll see what we can do about that.

 

[Blacklamb]

Thanks Zad, Argent.
You guys are the best!


Blacklamb

 

[Zad]

I just posted Kayleigh's current stat block and encouranged the others to follow suit.

 

[Scorch]

Heya all i have a question for the Mighty Scorch!

Durring some of the battle scenes it has been mentioned that you fight in an alternate form(i belive it was that of a Grick).

I was just wondering if you use standard Polymorph, or if there is a house rule or alternate spell that you use since, it at times seems that you are in the altered form longer than the 1/round a lvl durration.

Back in the day of 3.0 I used Polymorph Self to turn into a Grick mostly because it gave me flight and a good AC at the time. I sometimes extended it using the feat I stayed in that form for hours at a time. Remember: this was under 3.0.

These days I run an extended shapechange from a 10th level spell slot. I now turn into a Solar during combat as a free action. Albeit I check around to make sure no Judges are looking. WizarDru houseruled that shapechange to be limited to only creatures equaling your hitdice rather than twice that.

Scorch

 

[WizarDru]

Back in the day of 3.0 I used Polymorph Self to turn into a Grick mostly because it gave me flight and a good AC at the time. I sometimes extended it using the feat I stayed in that form for hours at a time. Remember: this was under 3.0.

No, you didn't. You turned into a GRIG. That's a small cricket-like Fey creature...like Jiminy Cricket, in fact.

THIS is a Grick:

These days I run an extended shapechange from a 10th level spell slot. I now turn into a Solar during combat as a free action. Albeit I check around to make sure no Judges are looking. WizarDru houseruled that shapechange to be limited to only creatures equaling your hitdice rather than twice that.

I most certainly did NOT. That's not a houserule, it's the corrected rule. Check the SRD for the errata version and you'll find that it's listed as "This spell functions like polymorph, except that it enables you to assume the form of any single nonunique creature (of any type) from Fine to Colossal size. The assumed form cannot have more than your caster level in Hit Dice (to a maximum of 25 HD). Unlike polymorph, this spell allows incoporeal or gaseous forms to be assumed."

We have precious few houserules, and that ain't one of 'em. But while we're on the subject, shapechange requires a focus...one I haven't been enforcing.

 

[Scorch]

We have precious few houserules, and that ain't one of 'em. But while we're on the subject, shapechange requires a focus...one I haven't been enforcing.

Well you may not enforce it but I do have it written down as an item I have in my inventory.

Huh, I wonder where I got that twice HD rule from? Might have been another spell...

Yeah, I think I would have remembered slithering around as one of those...

Scorch

 

[Sandain]

All this time I thought it was a Grick, I remember thinking *ewwwww*

 

[WizarDru]

Well you may not enforce it but I do have it written down as an item I have in my inventory.

Huh, I wonder where I got that twice HD rule from? Might have been another spell...

You got it from the PHB, iirc. It was a typo that was corrected in errata, and is in the SRD. I was just kidding you, since you forgot it was errata and thought it was a houserule.

The question is, though, do you wear the focus item, as per the spell's requirement? Don't you already have something using the headband slot?

 

[Argent Silvermage]

You got it from the PHB, iirc. It was a typo that was corrected in errata, and is in the SRD. I was just kidding you, since you forgot it was errata and thought it was a houserule.

The question is, though, do you wear the focus item, as per the spell's requirement? Don't you already have something using the headband slot?

oHHH! Busted!